[RnMomof7]

One of Calvin’s theological points that never made sense to me was that only 244,000 souls were going to make it to heaven. Can either of you clairify or determine if there is either another meaning or if it was just ‘anti-Calvin’ propaganda?
On an ancestral sidelight: I come from a long line of Protestants, who were chased out of Switzerland by Calvinists, thus there may be some ‘disinformation’ from that event.

Sounds like the JW's to me... not Calvin

Things were very different during the time of the Reformation ... .. People took their doctrinal position seriously enough to kill for it.. ..

[GreyFriar]

JW? Jehovah Witness? if so, this was not about them because we were studying the Protestant Reformation in my public high school world history class back in the early 60s.

[DesertRhino]

“People took their doctrinal position seriously enough to kill for it.. .. “

Killing perceived heretics is something,,,, but it sure isn’t being a follower of Christ. We justly hold the inquisitors in disdain, and the people who took Galileo’s freedom, in contempt. I think we should do the same for other beasts like Calvin.